Desktop Music Visualisations!
Sunday, June 25, 2006 by daveburke114 | Discussion: OS Customization
hey guys!
right im new to this kinda thing and have no idea to go about makin one but...
what i want is to have a music visualisations desktop.
so whenever theres music playin on my pc it will have visualisations on the desktop (only really bothered about havin the bars visualisation from WMP etc)
but when theres no music its just a plain background / desktop picture?
i this possible?
ive been searching around but havnt found anything like this
it would be cool if people could choose the colours / opacity of the visualisations too
any pointers are much appriciated!
thanks for reading and any replies!
dave
right im new to this kinda thing and have no idea to go about makin one but...
what i want is to have a music visualisations desktop.
so whenever theres music playin on my pc it will have visualisations on the desktop (only really bothered about havin the bars visualisation from WMP etc)
but when theres no music its just a plain background / desktop picture?
i this possible?
ive been searching around but havnt found anything like this
it would be cool if people could choose the colours / opacity of the visualisations too
any pointers are much appriciated!
thanks for reading and any replies!
dave
daveburke114
Reply #3 Monday, June 26, 2006 7:14 AM
Reply #3 Monday, June 26, 2006 7:14 AM
Cheers Reppiks!
thats kinda the thing im looking for,
but could anyone make one that responds to music thats being played with the 'bars visualisation'?
like this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/daveburke114/desktopidea.jpg
all help welcome!
thats kinda the thing im looking for,
but could anyone make one that responds to music thats being played with the 'bars visualisation'?
like this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/daveburke114/desktopidea.jpg
all help welcome!
ZubaZ
Reply #5 Monday, June 26, 2006 9:43 AM
Reply #5 Monday, June 26, 2006 9:43 AM
Gregory,
Do you use G-force?
Soundspectrum's G-Force looks like it has a sidebar that has visualizations but does not indicate if it replaces the wallpaper. Can you confirm? Also, can you confirm (if you've used it) that it has a "bars" visualization?
Do you use G-force?
Soundspectrum's G-Force looks like it has a sidebar that has visualizations but does not indicate if it replaces the wallpaper. Can you confirm? Also, can you confirm (if you've used it) that it has a "bars" visualization?
rabidrobot
Reply #6 Monday, June 26, 2006 1:28 PM
Reply #6 Monday, June 26, 2006 1:28 PM
Coincidentally a DesktopX gadget I'm working on has some of this functionality. Release is a while away, I'm afraid, but here's a screenshot:
Excalpius
Reply #8 Monday, June 26, 2006 3:19 PM
Reply #8 Monday, June 26, 2006 3:19 PM
Sorry bout the duplicate post, this &*#? forum posting code...I have to remove all filtering software just to post here. No other forum anywhere else that I have ever found requires me to do that, haha.
Excalpius
Reply #9 Monday, June 26, 2006 3:25 PM
Reply #9 Monday, June 26, 2006 3:25 PM
Okay, now on to my ACTUAL post 
Free Winamp's free included Milkdrop visualization plugin has a desktop mode. If your display card and system are zesty enough, I HIGHLY recommend this, as the animations respond to any music you might be playing (or that might be coming through the line-in if you configure it so) and plays BEHIND even glass/transparent widgets like the ClearONE winamp skin, WindowsBlind 5 transparent borders, ObjectDock icons/backgrounds, and DesktopX glass/aero widgets.
My third monitor/second computer is dedicated to music playback, widgets, chatting, etc. and always has this visualization playing in the background. It is really quite amazing.
Free Winamp's free included Milkdrop visualization plugin has a desktop mode. If your display card and system are zesty enough, I HIGHLY recommend this, as the animations respond to any music you might be playing (or that might be coming through the line-in if you configure it so) and plays BEHIND even glass/transparent widgets like the ClearONE winamp skin, WindowsBlind 5 transparent borders, ObjectDock icons/backgrounds, and DesktopX glass/aero widgets.
My third monitor/second computer is dedicated to music playback, widgets, chatting, etc. and always has this visualization playing in the background. It is really quite amazing.
Gregory2001
Reply #10 Monday, June 26, 2006 4:26 PM
Reply #10 Monday, June 26, 2006 4:26 PM
Zubaz,
I have used G-Force for a long time. The "bar" you see can be placed top, bottom, left or right. The visualization isn't "bars" like the author of this post wanted but much better. It does not replace the wallpaper. You also have (I think) thirty days to try. Do it! You will be amazed! It also contains the best screensaver I've ever seen. It also slowly "visualizes" when no music is playing.
I have used G-Force for a long time. The "bar" you see can be placed top, bottom, left or right. The visualization isn't "bars" like the author of this post wanted but much better. It does not replace the wallpaper. You also have (I think) thirty days to try. Do it! You will be amazed! It also contains the best screensaver I've ever seen. It also slowly "visualizes" when no music is playing.
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Reply #1 Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:27 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/daveburke114/desktopidea.jpg